BRONX, N.Y. — On this date in 2004, Derek Jeter left it all on the field and dove into the stands. The New York Yankees shortstop made one of the more iconic plays of his Hall of Fame career, during an intense July bout with the rival Boston Red Sox.
Our own Andrew Rotondi and Scott Reinen provided a breakdown of the play in chronicling Jeter’s top moments in pinstripes:
“The Dive,” for those not familiar, came during the twelfth inning of a contest locked at 3-3. With Tanyon Sturtze on the bump, runners on first and second with two outs, Bosox right-fielder Trot Nixon lofted a pop to the left side.